Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Harold Warren Moon (1956- )
Herman Branson
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Herman Branson (1914-1995)
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Piney Woods School (1909- )
Mrs. Frazer Baker with her children, Lake City, August 18, 1899
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Lynching of Julia and Frazier Baker (1898)

Explore Global African History

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Portia White (1911-1968)
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Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (1944- )
A Gold Washing Technique
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Ladinos and Bozales: A Brief Early History of Africans in Colombia: 1500-1800
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Epsy Campbell Barr (1963- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Black Lives Matter: The Growth of a New Social Justice Movement
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Working the Quincy Mill: African American Lumber Mill Workers in Northern California, 1926-1955
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The History of Black History Month
Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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